diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
index 19e481ecd6d..b0e9b276042 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu/qemu-armv7a/scripts/dramboot.ld
@@ -34,21 +34,6 @@ MEMORY
 SECTIONS
 {
 
-  /* where the global variable out-of-bounds detection information located */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL
-  .kasan.unused : {
-    *(.data..LASANLOC*)
-  }
-  .kasan.global : {
-    KEEP (*(.data..LASAN0))
-    KEEP (*(.data.rel.local..LASAN0))
-  }
-  .kasan.shadows : {
-    *(.kasan.shadows)
-  }
-#endif
-
   .text : {
       _stext = .;            /* Text section */
       __text_start = .;
@@ -93,6 +78,19 @@ SECTIONS
       _erodata = .;
   } > ROM
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL
+  .kasan.shadows : {
+      KEEP(*(.kasan.shadows))
+  } > ROM
+  .kasan.unused : {
+    *(.data..LASANLOC*)
+  } > RAM
+  .kasan.global : {
+    KEEP (*(.data..LASAN0))
+    KEEP (*(.data.rel.local..LASAN0))
+  } > RAM
+#endif
+
   _eronly = LOADADDR(.data);
   .data : {                    /* Data */
       _sdata = .;
diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_multiple_link.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_multiple_link.cmake
index fef695f52dc..141da198a72 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_multiple_link.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_multiple_link.cmake
@@ -134,6 +134,19 @@ define_multiple_link_target(final_nuttx second_link final)
 
 # fixing timing dependencies
 add_dependencies(nuttx_post final_nuttx)
+
+# Strip .kasan.unused and .kasan.global sections from the final binary. These
+# sections are only needed during the intermediate link passes for
+# kasan_global.py to extract global variable descriptors. At runtime they sit at
+# the start of RAM (0x40000000) and conflict with QEMU's DTB placement.
+if(CONFIG_MM_KASAN_GLOBAL)
+  add_custom_command(
+    TARGET final_nuttx
+    POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_OBJCOPY} -R .kasan.unused -R .kasan.global final_nuttx
+    COMMENT "Stripping .kasan.unused and .kasan.global sections")
+endif()
+
 # finally use final_nuttx to overwrite the already generated nuttx
 add_custom_command(
   TARGET final_nuttx